UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Albright, Tenley E.
   c/o State Street Corporation
   225 Franklin Street
   Boston, MA  02116
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   State Street Corporation
   STT
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   4/30/01
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |4/18/0|A(1)|V|478               |A  |104.54     |                   |      |                           |
                           |1     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |4/18/0|A(2)|V|478               |A  |104.54     |12,734(3)          |D     |                           |
                           |1     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |4,200              |I     |(4)                        |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |6,398              |I     |(5)                        |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Payment of director's retainer.
(2) Payment of Directors' Deferred Stock Award exempt under Rule
16b-3(d).
(3) Includes Directors' Deferred Stock Award dividend
equivalents.
(4) Shares held by a member of reporting person's family with respect to which
the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such
shares.
(5) Shares held in a trust for the benefit of family members of which the
reporting person is a co-trustee.  Reporting person disclaims beneficial
ownership of any such
shares.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Tenley E. Albright
DATE
5/2/01